How do I check my online presence before internship applications?
From the Personal Reputation Management team · Last updated October 19, 2026
Short answer: Search your name, your name plus your school, and your name plus your field; open what a stranger sees first on each public profile; and make your application, resume, and main profile agree on school, program, and dates. You are checking for confusion and inconsistency, not scrubbing your personality. Anything genuinely private belongs behind privacy settings you have actually verified, not assumed.
What this guide will cover
This article is in our writing queue. The outline below is the exact scope it will cover — no more, no less — and the short answer above is the honest summary you can use today.
- The internship-season search routine
- School/program name searches
- Privacy settings verified, not assumed
The short version you can act on now
Search your name, your name plus your school, and your name plus your field; open what a stranger sees first on each public profile; and make your application, resume, and main profile agree on school, program, and dates. You are checking for confusion and inconsistency, not scrubbing your personality. Anything genuinely private belongs behind privacy settings you have actually verified, not assumed.
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Honest by design — including what we don't do
What we do
- Show you what people find, result by result, and ask you to confirm what's actually you.
- Build your personal site from facts you approved — nothing is published without your approval.
- Use licensed search data and official tools only. No scraping.
- Keep watch weekly, in plain English, with one clear next step.
What we never do
- No fake reviews, fake profiles, fake news, or bought links.
- No bogus takedown notices, and no promises to remove results or guarantee rankings.
- No searching for anyone but you, and we never sell your data.